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spasm/ˈspæz(ə)m/n. 1 a sudden involuntary muscular contraction 痉挛，抽搐 2 a sudden convulsive movement or emotion etc. (动作或感情等的)阵发，突发 a spasm of coughing 一阵咳嗽 3 (usu. foll. by 通常后跟 of) colloq. a brief spell of an activity [口]一阵活动 [Middle English via Old French spasme or Latin spasmus from Greek spasmos, spasma, from spaō ‘pull’] |